Department of the Treasury

NEWS RELEASE

(HAMILTON)
- State Treasurer John E. McCormac today hailed the opening of the new
State Police Forensic Science Center as a "signature project"
for the New Jersey Building Authority. Established in 1981 to finance,
build, rehabilitate and improve office buildings and related facilities
to meet the needs of State agencies, the authority is under the Department
of the Treasury's organizational umbrella. The Treasurer serves as an
Authority board member.

"This
is a world-class project that will not only put New Jersey on the cutting
edge of forensic crime solving technology, but will meet the increasing
and diverse needs of the State Police force," said McCormac.

The Treasurer
noted that the crime lab is part of a larger, 975,000 square foot, $83.5
million multi-purpose project at the Hamilton site. The site is also
home to the State Police's new Troop C Headquarters (66,000 square feet),
a communications center (15,000 square feet) offices for the Information
Technology Bureau, Records and Identification Section, various investigative
units, and common facilities. The space will be used by various agencies
including the FBI-Regional Computer Forensic Lab, Department of Law
& Public Safety-Office of Counter Terrorism, and the Department
of Treasury-Office of Information Technology.

"This
state-of-the art project was built from the ground up on a solid foundation
of cooperation between the Department of Law and Public Safety, the
State Police and the New Jersey Building Authority," McCormac said.
The Treasurer said that spirit of cooperation continues as the agencies
jointly work on plans for a new State Police emergency management and
operations center, a $26.9 million Building Authority project in Ewing.